21.8% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Unley Park · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Unley Park
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Unley Park compared to the national average, with only 21.8% born abroad. Most residents identify with traditional British and European roots, while the remaining population was born in Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most common at 40.9%, followed by Australian at 27.8%, with Scottish, Irish and German roots each making up about 10% of the area.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
While 21.8% of residents were born overseas—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is a little below the South Australian figure and well below the Australian average. Most people here were born in Australia (75.8%), followed by England at 4.8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Unley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41491/unley-park/topic/ancestry-heritage